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Descriptor English: Diabetic Retinopathy
Descriptor Spanish: Retinopatía Diabética
Descriptor retinopatía diabética
Scope note: Retinopatía asociada como complicación de la diabetes mellitus. Se caracterizza por complicaciones microvasculares progresivas, como ANEURISMA, EDEMA interrretiniano, y NEOVASCULARIZACIÓN PATOLÓGICA intraocular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Retinopatia Diabética
Descriptor French: Rétinopathie diabétique
Entry term(s): Diabetic Retinopathies
Retinopathies, Diabetic
Retinopathy, Diabetic
Tree number(s): C11.768.257
C14.907.320.382
C19.246.099.500.382
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003930
Scope note: Disease of the RETINA as a complication of DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by the progressive microvascular complications, such as ANEURYSM, interretinal EDEMA, and intraocular PATHOLOGIC NEOVASCULARIZATION.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific type of diabetes mellitus (IM) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 3954
Unique ID: D003930
NLM Classification: WK 835
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Diabetic Retinopathy - Preferred
Concept UI M0006163
Scope note Disease of the RETINA as a complication of DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by the progressive microvascular complications, such as ANEURYSM, interretinal EDEMA, and intraocular PATHOLOGIC NEOVASCULARIZATION.
Preferred term Diabetic Retinopathy
Entry term(s) Diabetic Retinopathies
Retinopathies, Diabetic
Retinopathy, Diabetic



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